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23 Cards in this Set
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Tenement
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rented dwelling
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Sparticus
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gladiator who led slave revolt
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tax farming
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sell righttocollect taxes,collector gets paid.
ask for too much in taxes |
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julius caesar
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conquerer of gaul, dictator of rome.after defeat of pompey
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Cicero
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killed parts of body stuck up on walls of forum
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first triumverate
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caesar- pompey- crassus- ruled rome as allies
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gaul
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south france
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rubicon river
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river in north italy
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brutus
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one of caesar's assansins
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octavian-augustus
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first roman emporer
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imperator
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roman general acclaimed for a victory title used by the emporers
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princeps
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'first citizens' title professed by augustes and sucessors
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Nero
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dumb emporer- known for luxuries and tyranny
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tiberius
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stepson/sucessor of augustus
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Hadrian
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emporer
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pantheon
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temple built by agrippa- rebuilt by hadrian in its present form
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Hadrian's wall
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built to keep out picts (scottish)
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masada
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mountain fortress for jews- where they killed themselves
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pax romana
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peace of rome
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caravan
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leading of camels, trade, camels- ships ofthe desert
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pompeii
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city, mt. vesuvius blew up
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colosseum
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place of games
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gladiators
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trained fighters
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